What each international cricket team could look like in 10 years

New Zealand

Glenn Phillips has already found a place in the New Zealand national team

New Zealand often fly under the radar in terms of developing young talent for the big stage but plenty has come out of the Kiwi nation recently, with the likes of Lockie Ferguson even making it into an IPL team.

The batting line-up starts with Under 19 star Jakob Bhula. The Wellington-born opener made his name with a 180 against Kenya and his other performances in the Under 19 World Cup are surely good enough to establish him as a future fixture in the Kiwi team. To partner him is Glenn Phillips, the wicket-keeper batsman who has demonstrated great maturity in all his matches at the top level. My number three is wicket-keeper Tim Seifert, who performed very well against England and Australia in the tri-series after his debut against Pakistan.

The middle order starts with the experienced Henry Nicholls, who is yet to really establish his place in the New Zealand XI despite some good performances. Nicholls is sure, however, to get better with age. Finishing the middle order are Tom Bruce and Mark Chapman. Bruce was good against India and held down the number four role in T20Is for a while despite his relative inexperience, which is his only real downside, while Chapman was hugely impressive for Hong Kong before his New Zealand switch, where he is yet to get used to the top level.

My two spinners of choice are Mitch Santner and Ish Sodhi. These two established spinners have plenty of international cricket left in them and are young at the moment, and Santner's attitude has earned him the captaincy status in this team.

The three pacers I have gone with are Adam Milne, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson. All of these three pacers are already established on the international circuit and due to their age, they all get a place in this team for the future, making the bowling line-up an established one indeed.

2028 New Zealand XI: Jakob Bhula, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (WK), Henry Nicholls, Tom Bruce, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (C), Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.